Welcome...

My name is Iwona Gerner and I am a Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor, Fertile Body Method Therapist and Practitioner of Hypnotherapy. I counsel adults who seek personal growth, struggle with loss and grief, and who need assistance managing life's transitions. I am particularly interested in supporting women and men navigate fertility issues, deal with maternal or fraternal depression and anxiety as well as postpartum challenges. I offer support when facing miscarriages, pregnancy termination and infant losses.

Experience

I bring to my practice the experience of more than ten years of professional work with people of different cultures and lifestyles. I worked in a variety of settings including centers, residential facilities and jail. My additional training is Hypnotherapy, Fertile Mind/Body Method, Grief-counseling, Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Emotional Freedom Technique and Bringing Baby Home Gottman Training.

Specialties:

Maternal and Paternal depression/ or anxiety

Postpartum depression (in women and men)

Fertility Issues

Pregnancy after Infertility

Pregnancy loss

Pregnancy termination

Grief and Loss

Pre-marital counseling

Parenting support

Living childless

Life transitions

Women's issues

Stress management

Self-esteem and personal growth

Spirituality/Religion

Work/life balance

Working with me...

The journey within therapy is all about you. I see you as the expert of your own life and my role is to listen, reflect, and give suggestions while you decide what works for you. I combine psychotherapy with mind body techniques such as guided visualizations and hypnotherapy. Also, I might use sand tray technique to deepen the results of the therapy. My approach is tailored to your particular needs that is supportive, solution focused and insight-oriented. My work with you is to build on your strengths, meet the challenges you are facing and help you reaching the goals you set. I am honored to be a part of your journey towards a future that is hopeful and fulfilling.

Languages...

I offer therapy in English, German and Polish language

Credentials

Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor

National Certified Counselor

Practitioner of Hypnotherapy

Fertile Body Method Certified Therapist

Education

Master’s degree of Science in Counseling from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore

Bachelor’s degree of Science in Social Work from the University of Applied Sciences of North Rhine-Westphalia, in Cologne (Germany)

Fertile Body Method Therapist: Post-graduate training (UK)

Maternal Mental Health Post-graduate Training (Postpartum Support International click here for more information)